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Kendall Jenner has joined the rest of her family in speaking openly about their cosmetic procedures. On January 9, the model appeared on Owen Thiele\u2019s In Your Dreams<\/em> podcast, where she chatted about her \u201chypochondriac\u201d tendencies, her experience with adult acne, and the evergreen public interest in what, exactly, she\u2019s done to her face. \u201cThere’s a whole world on the internet that thinks I’ve had full facial reconstruction,\u201d Jenner said, referring to the countless online sleuths who have attempted to guess if she\u2019s gone under the knife.<\/p>\n Many have hypothesized that she’s gotten a rhinoplasty, but the model stood firm: \u201cI’ve never had any plastic surgery on my face,\u201d she said. \u201cI’ve never had any work done.” Jenner claims that her nose shrank from taking the oral acne medication Accutane, which is a common claim among Accutane patients, though doctors say it can’t change the anatomy of one’s nose. It can, however, shrink the nose’s sebaceous oil glands.<\/p>\n Jenner went on to say that she has, in fact, gotten microneedling and PRP injections. In addition to that, she says she\u2019s had two rounds of, in her exact words, \u201cbaby Botox\u201d in her forehead\u2014and that\u2019s where I take issue.<\/p>\n While the term \u201cbaby Botox\u201d usually refers to a neuromodulator that\u2019s administered in smaller doses and to fewer entry points, there\u2019s no concrete medical definition of what differentiates it from regular Botox. And, for what it\u2019s worth, Jenner didn\u2019t specify exactly how many units of Botox she received. If you ask me, people like to tack on words like \u201cbaby\u201d or \u201cmini\u201d when describing their treatments simply to downplay the extent of their aesthetic choices. Honestly, I\u2019m tired of it\u2014you either did the thing or not.<\/p>\n Sure, getting a smaller amount of Botox may leave your face less frozen\u2014board-certified plastic surgeon Melissa Doft, MD, previously told Allure<\/em> that she has \u201cmany patients who ask for half the normal dose\u201d\u2014but a Botox injection is a Botox injection. You\u2019re still using a neurotoxin to paralyze your muscles, no matter how few units one\u2019s injector shoots into their elevens. Calling it a \u201cbaby\u201d procedure doesn\u2019t change that, either.<\/p>\n I\u2019m not blaming Jenner for perpetuating these semantics\u2014language will always be adapted to sell a product, and even some qualified dermatologists and plastic surgeons use the term themselves. All I\u2019m asking is that when we talk about it we just call it what it is.<\/p>\n More beauty news:<\/strong><\/p>\n Now, watch Stray Kids spill their secrets on Truth Serum:<\/strong><\/p>\n Follow<\/em> Allure on<\/em>\u00a0Instagram<\/em> and<\/em>\u00a0TikTok, or<\/em>\u00a0subscribe to our newsletter<\/em> to stay up to date on all things beauty.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n